A much shorter newsletter this week with Christmas around the corner and everyone getting ready to eat, drink and have a happy time.

I'm glad that I can have a happy time without drinking. In fact party time comes to me 4 or 5 times a week at training, at club night, on a Saturday morning and at races when I'm around friends and acquaintances and we can have a good old chat, sling some banter and have fun on the water.

I have certainly had a good 2022 and I'm expecting that 2023 is going to be just as good.

I feel for all those people in Ukraine and in other parts of the world who's lives have been shattered, are at risk and who can only dream of having such a happy life as we do in Australia.

How can one or two powerful people in the world make such misery for others?   

Merry Christmas everyone.

Terry, Jenny & our greyhound Nikki.

A beak twister!

Is that a love bite!!

Are you ready for next years 50th Avon Descent?

Why not

join our skills training sessions.

Skills training last Friday evening.

Back Friday after Christmas.

WA Wild Water Summer Series

Don't forget the DR skills session around the buoys on 
Friday mornings at 6.00am, starting 6th January at Claughton Reserve, Bayswater.

For more information give me a call on 0417977330

Geraint Maddison showing his skills.

Progressive Racing Group

It's Christmas holidays but there is no stopping for many in the Progressive Racing Group as they will be paddling every Tuesday over the break, so if you want to join in just come along.

One of the grids going off.

Ray and Jon.

Ray Smith may be in his 80s but there is no stopping him.

Time For Portage Practice

After Island Sprints (6 x 1.85km laps) on Thursday evening Harry Langley was giving and showing Jack Wright how to portage. Jack mastered getting out after a couple of goes but it took a few more goes to get back in his kayak gracefully.

Jack is in!

When you are young it doesn't take long to master things.
Jack did say he was more of a sprint paddler than a marathon paddler. We will have to change that!

Sprint Regatta 

14th January 2023

Champion Lakes

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Lake Leschenaultia Marathon Race

15th January 2023

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State Sprint Champs

28th & 29th January

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Roller Shutters West Summer Ski Series 

brought to you by the Geographe Bay Paddling Club.

Saturday 7th January.

Busselton

Birds Along The Way

Australasian Shoveller.

Kookaburra

It looks as if the Osprey has had chicks.

Purple Swamphen

Great Cormorant.

They are a long way up the radio tower.

In a world of their own.
The best view in town.